682
682
Apr 16, 2013
04/13
by
KNTV
tv
eye 682
favorite 0
quote 0
michaelle leiter was the counter terrorism director under president george w. bush. >> you can't protect all of the people at all of the large sporting events or any public gathering. that's the advantage terrorists have. they can look for the softest, least defended area. >> it is not unusual to see trash bins removed, mailboxes removed, even the manhole covers screwed down. that's the kind of extraordinary security you get in a presidential zone. putting in place that kind of security at an outdoor marathon, brian, would be a different matter. >> again, how ironic this happened at what was perhaps the most secure zone in all of boston along those 26 miles today. tom costello from washington tonight. tom, thanks. >>> we'll take another break. when we come back, an eyewitness to today's bombing. [ male announcer ] this is kevin. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with him all day as he goes back to taking tylenol. i was okay, but after lunch my knee started to hurt again.
michaelle leiter was the counter terrorism director under president george w. bush. >> you can't protect all of the people at all of the large sporting events or any public gathering. that's the advantage terrorists have. they can look for the softest, least defended area. >> it is not unusual to see trash bins removed, mailboxes removed, even the manhole covers screwed down. that's the kind of extraordinary security you get in a presidential zone. putting in place that kind of...
674
674
Apr 18, 2013
04/13
by
KNTV
tv
eye 674
favorite 0
quote 0
michael leiter is our nbc news counterterrorism analyst. you received from your sources a caution today that this perhaps was running on ahead of itself. and this can have a bad effect on an investigation. >> absolutely. with all the media reporting about the possible arrests, they are very worried about the person or people being spooked and they are nervous about expectations at this point. for a while people were saying it's not going fast enough. now people expect an arrest in the near hours and the fact is knowing the person it can still take some time. >> now about the evidence. we have a big haystack here. so far we have found some of the needles down to the zipper pull on what could have been the bag and the wires and the battery. we also have imagery -- tons of it -- and that has to be a big early help. >> that is invaluable. it's something even three or four years ago we wouldn't have had. all of that imagery from the stores, the police and people, you combine that with the forensic evidence and the secret intelligence we are not
michael leiter is our nbc news counterterrorism analyst. you received from your sources a caution today that this perhaps was running on ahead of itself. and this can have a bad effect on an investigation. >> absolutely. with all the media reporting about the possible arrests, they are very worried about the person or people being spooked and they are nervous about expectations at this point. for a while people were saying it's not going fast enough. now people expect an arrest in the...
373
373
Apr 20, 2013
04/13
by
KNTV
tv
eye 373
favorite 0
quote 0
if michael leiter can still hear us in washington -- are you with us? >> i am, brian. >> i have been saying all day as long as we keep the balance more good guys than bad we'll be all right. the other lesson is about law enforcement, trails people leave behind. the leaps and bounds technology has taken. we have said many times in the past couple of days. following oklahoma city we were in rough shape in terms of the ability to investigate this type of thing. now the sweep of technology. it's hard to get away with something bad in this country. >> it is. this is a silver lining on a dark cloud going back to 1996 with oklahoma city, 1998 with kenya and tanzania, the first world trade center bombing through 9/11. what the last 12 years have given us is incredible human capital. incredible talent within organizations like the fbi and cia. incredible coordination between the federal government and state and local governments. what we have seen today wouldn't have happened in 2000. and the technology to pull it together. five years ago it could have occurred
if michael leiter can still hear us in washington -- are you with us? >> i am, brian. >> i have been saying all day as long as we keep the balance more good guys than bad we'll be all right. the other lesson is about law enforcement, trails people leave behind. the leaps and bounds technology has taken. we have said many times in the past couple of days. following oklahoma city we were in rough shape in terms of the ability to investigate this type of thing. now the sweep of...
671
671
Dec 29, 2013
12/13
by
KNTV
tv
eye 671
favorite 0
quote 0
michael leiter, we appreciate your analysis. thanks. >>> a "new york times" report today has reignited a long-running battle between the white house and republicans over the circumstances surrounding last year's attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, that killed four americans, including ambassador christopher stevens. our white house correspondent kristen welker is here with details. >> good evening. the report is significant because it is the first to suggest that al qaeda did not play a role in the attack and that an american-made video which many perceived as anti-muslim may have sparked the unrest. republican congressman darryl issa, one of the most outspoken critics of the white house's handling of the benghazi attack, stood by his version of the september 11 events on "meet the press" today. >> al qaeda is not decimated, and there was a group there that was involved that is linked to al qaeda. >> issa has long asserted the administration lied about what led to the 2012 attack. four americans were killed, includi
michael leiter, we appreciate your analysis. thanks. >>> a "new york times" report today has reignited a long-running battle between the white house and republicans over the circumstances surrounding last year's attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, that killed four americans, including ambassador christopher stevens. our white house correspondent kristen welker is here with details. >> good evening. the report is significant because it is the first to...
471
471
Aug 3, 2013
08/13
by
KNTV
tv
eye 471
favorite 0
quote 0
and we want to bring in our nbc counterterrorism analyst michael leiter who ran the u.s. national counterterrorism center during both the bush and the obama administrations. that made him the point man inside the white house on threats like this. michael, first of all, for the folks watching tonight who do not have overseas travel plans or someone to worry about overseas, but want to spend a summer weekend in this country, perhaps maybe on vacation around other tourists, what should they do? what should they do differently? >> i don't think people in the united states should do much differently, brian. they should really do what the government has always asked them to do which is be aware. if they see something suspicious, report it. but as a general matter, the affiliate that is of concern here, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula in yemen is much more able to attack places overseas in the middle east and north africa. it doesn't mean they can't attack in the united states. they've tried to do it before. most particularly the christmas day bomber, but it's less likely. and
and we want to bring in our nbc counterterrorism analyst michael leiter who ran the u.s. national counterterrorism center during both the bush and the obama administrations. that made him the point man inside the white house on threats like this. michael, first of all, for the folks watching tonight who do not have overseas travel plans or someone to worry about overseas, but want to spend a summer weekend in this country, perhaps maybe on vacation around other tourists, what should they do?...
275
275
Jul 15, 2013
07/13
by
KNTV
tv
eye 275
favorite 0
quote 0
michael leiter was the director of the national counterterrorism center. >> this sort of information about where mail is sent and who sent that mail is invaluable to law enforcement professionals. at the same time, this information needs to be protected. >> reporter: in buffalo book store owner lesley james pickering is suing the postal service after a confidential memo mistakenly showed up in his mailbox revealing his mail was getting even more scrutiny, likely at the request of investigators. under a freedom of information request he received 33 pages, photocopies of his own envelopes. >> it's intimidating and it's frightening and i think that's what it's meant to do and what i'm trying to do is not be intimidated and not be frightened and to push back as much as we can. >> reporter: while pickering says he's never been convicted of a felony he acknowledges he wants profound political change, even revolution and was once the spokesman for the earth liberation front, a group the fbi labeled as eco terrorists. so far the postal service is declining to comment on its mail tracking pro
michael leiter was the director of the national counterterrorism center. >> this sort of information about where mail is sent and who sent that mail is invaluable to law enforcement professionals. at the same time, this information needs to be protected. >> reporter: in buffalo book store owner lesley james pickering is suing the postal service after a confidential memo mistakenly showed up in his mailbox revealing his mail was getting even more scrutiny, likely at the request of...